Manual Packer and Jack

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Significant events during Newman's life in Alaska include the suicides of two roommates, one of whom was fellow packer Ross Steiner Newman was charged with, but later acquitted of, Steiner's murder. Walsh, with whom Newman is generally acknowledged to have been in love, ran a supply and grub tent near the summit of White Pass during the Gold Rush. She was murdered in Seattle in by her husband, Michael Campbell. The bust now stands in Skagway's Mollie Walsh Park.

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After the Gold Rush, Newman settled in Seattle where he died of acute appendicitis in He was survived by his wife, Hannah, to whom he erected a plaque in which still exists on the southwest corner of 6th Avenue and Union in Seattle. An estimated three thousand pack animals, mainly mules and horses, died carrying supplies on the White Pass trail from Skagway into the Yukon gold fields in During the Gold Rush, the Canadian Mounted Police required that miners bring one ton of provisions per person, so pack animals often carried as much as pounds of provisions each.

Hay was an expensive commodity, and as a result, starving animals literally were worked to death on the trail. White Pass soon earned the name of Dead Horse Canyon. John Newman is quoted by Raymond W.

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Thorp as saying, "We drove them, we starved them, we beat them, and when they couldn't carry the loads on top of their maggoty sores, we killed them. Because of the Klondike, gold rush animals died by the thousands.

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In , Newman joined with the Ladies of the Golden North to participate in erecting a monument at White Pass to the pack animals that died in the Gold Rush. The monument depicts two mules with full packs against a bank of snow.

Also prominent in the effort to erect the monument was Mrs. Hartshorn of Seattle, who in traveled White Pass by horseback as far as Log Cabin, where her husband was a blacksmith. The monument was completed by James A.

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The White Pass monument was dedicated on August 24, The collection contains images relating to the life of John "Packer Jack" Newman. The collection consists of four groupings of images, including his work on securing a monument to the dead horses of White Pass.

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Newman's gold rush adventures are depicted in a series of photographs which shows him in Skagway and on the White Pass Trail. Views of the monument, tourists, and attendees at what may be the monument's dedication appear in another series.

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Many of the photographs depict John Newman; his wife, Hannah Newman, as well as a man who may be sculptor James Wehn, also appear. Search digital objects only.

Processing Note Processed by Linda Klein, Item 8a transferred from the Alaska Subject File, Related Materials The following collections contain items related to John Newman: Services will conclude at the church. Click the button to generate a printable document containing all condolences submitted.

Jack Charles Packer Born: You have items in your basket. Posted Fri December 27, Dear Mary - Thinking of all of you this sad time. Jack was a good friend and always loved visiting whether the Spur or work.

Please enjoy the memories and know he was loved! Mary and family We are so sorry for your loss and want you to know that we have kept you all in our thoughts and prayers since hearing about Jack. May God keep his arms tightly around you as you go through the next few days.

Keep the happy memories flowing as you remember all the days Jack was with you. We plan on being to the service if the weather is cooperating on Tuesday. My love, thoughts and prayers to the family